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How to Find a Qualified Tax Preparer In Your Geographic Area

Nancy McClelland, LLC

As you might imagine, we get quite a few inquiries for tax preparation services, but a) we only do taxes for our small business accounting & bookkeeping clients, and b) we only work with clients in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Tax Preparer. It’s an arena rife with underrepresentation issues.).

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First-Quarter “Safe-Harbor” Quarterly IRS Estimated Tax Payments: Why and How to Make Them

Nancy McClelland, LLC

For years, we have stressed the importance to our clients of making quarterly estimated tax payments. And unlike many tax preparers, we also do bookkeeping, accounting, and consulting for our small business owners — so we’ve also encouraged them to have us do a quarter-by-quarter calculation of how much to pay.

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This is according to the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), which surveyed 449 employers and 433 accounting and finance employees last summer and released its results last month. Bousselot said letting state agencies hire private CPA firms for audits might address the shortage of CPAs in Iowa and encourage more to enter the profession.

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Top Five Tax Benefits Your Preparer Might Be Forgetting

Nancy McClelland, LLC

(c) Nataliya Vaitkevich via Pexels I used to find it annoying when a client would forward me an article about a tax deduction or credit, to make sure I would take it on their tax return. Though keep in mind — there is no requirement that a tax preparer be a CPA, or even an EA.

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The Talent Pool Is Shrinking

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I received the following press release from the Illinois CPA Society. They are unveiling the findings from research they have done relating to the decline in CPA candidates. Share your partners’ salaries with your future CPAs and with college students you talk to or interview. ” – Victoria Arlen.

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Minority Accounting Students Sought for Internship Preparation Program [ Illinois CPA Society ]. Illinois-based racial and ethnic minority college students who are interested in pursuing careers in accounting and finance are encouraged to apply. ‘As A Few More Things. Attorney Nick Brown.